Most US and Canadian buyers prefer to be left alone as they shop in store for items like apparel and prefer to use in-store technology for customer service over attention from store employees, said a new study.

Retailers including Walmart, Target , Best Buy and Macy's , are making a direct appeal to President Donald Trump not to impose massive tariffs on goods imported from China, in a letter sent to the White House on Monday.

Claire’s Stores Inc said on Monday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and expects to reduce debt by about $1.9 billion, as the struggling retailer of girls’ accessories combats a fall in mall traffic.

While UK shopping mall giants Hammerson and Intu are accelerating towards their planned merger, the plans could be impacted by the arrival of Klepierre, with reports emerging that it made a bid for Hammerson this month.

Alibaba said it will invest an additional $2 billion in Southeast Asian e-commerce firm Lazada Group and replace its CEO, consolidating its control over the firm as it targets an aggressive expansion in the region.

Google routinely fields product queries from millions of shoppers. Now it wants to take a cut of their purchases, and is teaming up with retailers including Target, Walmart, Home Depot, Costco and Ulta Beauty .